XSLT Element Reference Manual

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XSLT elements from the W3C Recommendation (XSLT Version 1.0).

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XSLT Elements

If you need more detailed information about the following elements, click the link in the Element column.

Element	Description
apply-imports	Applies template rules from an imported style sheet.
apply-templates	Applies template rules to the current element or to the child nodes of the current element.
attribute	Adds an attribute.
attribute-set	Defines a named attribute set.
call-template	Calls a specified template.
choose	Used together with <when> and <otherwise> to express multiple conditional tests.
comment	Creates a comment node in the result tree.
copy	Creates a copy of the current node (without child nodes and attributes).
copy-of	Creates a copy of the current node (with child nodes and attributes).
decimal-format	Defines the characters and symbols to be used when converting numbers to strings using the format-number() function.
element	Creates an element node in the output document.
fallback	Specifies an alternative block of code to run if the processor does not support an XSLT element.
for-each	Iterates over each node in the specified node set.
if	Contains a template that is applied only when a specified condition is true.
import	Used to import the contents of one style sheet into another.Note:The imported style sheet has lower precedence than the importing style sheet.
include	Includes the contents of one style sheet into another.Note:The included style sheet has the same precedence as the including style sheet.
key	Declares a named key that is used in the style sheet through the key() function.
message	Writes a message to the output (used for reporting errors).
namespace-alias	Replaces a namespace in the style sheet with a different namespace in the output.
number	Determines the integer position of the current node and formats a number.
otherwise	Specifies the default action of the <choose> element.
output	Defines the format of the output document.
param	Declares a local or global parameter.
preserve-space	Defines the elements for which whitespace is preserved.
processing-instruction	Writes a processing instruction to the output, i.e., generates a processing instruction node.
sort	Sorts the output.
strip-space	Defines the elements for which whitespace characters should be removed.
stylesheet	Defines the root element of a style sheet.
template	Rules to apply when a specified node is matched.
text	Writes text to the output, i.e., generates a text node via the style sheet.
transform	Defines the root element of a style sheet.
value-of	Extracts the value of a selected node.
variable	Declares a local or global variable.
when	Specifies an action of the <choose> element.
with-param	Specifies the value of a parameter passed to a template.

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